Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois

"Elena" cannot marry the man she loves, so enters into a loveless marriage with the wealthy "Andrea". Gradually she falls in love with him, but he never reciprocates. Things become further complicated when a letter from her first love "Carlo" is discovered.

Set during the bloody and turbulent years of the French Revolution, it follows the life and exploits of François-Séverin Marceau, an idealistic and courageous young man who would become one of the most famous generals of the First Republic.